it's, you know, it's just unacceptable in this country when we have the technology to do it. virginia state police perform a background check, average background check is under three minutes. i sat with the capitol police for about an hour and 45 minutes. >> yeah. i think it bear mentioning that the vote that you witnessed was for a watered down background check bill. just to be clear. chief flynn, texas senator ted cruz decided to call you out during a news conference yesterday on an alternative -- well, sort of watered down gun amendment as well as on the senate floor. he didn't do it by name, but it was pretty clear who he was referring to. so i want to play that clip for you. >> in one hearing, a police chief yelled at a senator on the judiciary committee and said, he didn't have time to prosecute paperwork crimes. well, in my opinion, if a convicted felon or fugitive ae tempts to illegally purchase a gun, it's not a paperwork crime. >> now, that refers to an exchange that you actually had with senator lindsey graham back in february during a gun violence hearing. and i'm